Douglas Fairbanks Theatre

Address:
432 West 42nd St. (between 9th & 10th Sts)
New York, NY

DEMOLISHED: 2005

SEATING CAPACITY: 286
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Shows at the Douglas Fairbanks Theatre

DATES PRODUCTION

12/16/2004 - 5/29/2005 Forbidden Broadway SVU: Special Victims Unit (2004)

7/5/2004 - 9/15/2004 Forbidden Broadway Summer Shock! (2004)

8/2/2001 - 8/21/2001 Mr. President (2001)

5/10/2001 - Forbidden Broadway 20th Anniversary Celebration (2001)

3/7/2001 - 4/1/2001 If It Was Easy (2001)

12/6/2000 - Forbidden Broadway 2001: A Spoof Odyssey (2000)

10/10/2000 - 12/31/2000 Tallulah Hallelujah! (2000)

3/1/2000 - 4/16/2000 The Big Bang (2000)

3/1/2000 - 4/16/2000 The Big Bang (2000)

11/21/1999 - 12/19/1999 Last Train to Nibroc (1999)

7/15/1999 - 10/10/1999 Summer 69 (1999)

6/15/1999 - 10/10/1999 Summer of 69 (1999)

9/29/1996 - 9/29/1996 Thoroughly Modern Millie (1996)

8/14/1996 - 8/15/1998 When Pigs Fly (1996)

8/14/1996 - 8/14/1996 When Pigs Fly (1996)

4/16/1996 - 7/13/1996 Papa (1996)

4/14/1995 - 3/24/1996 Party (1995)

10/21/1994 - 10/21/1994 Nunsense 2: The Sequel (1994)

10/12/1994 - 11/13/1994 Nunsense 2: The Sequel (1994)

9/8/1986 - 10/16/1994 Nunsense (1985)

2/12/1986 - 3/9/1986 Halala! (1986)

1/7/1986 - 1/7/1986 Be Happy for Me (1986)

10/27/1985 - 11/17/1985 Tatterdemalion (1985)

10/27/1985 - 11/17/1985 Tatterdemalion (1985)

11/27/1983 - 9/29/1985 Fool for Love (1983)

9/28/1983 - 11/6/1983 Big Maggie (1983)

7/12/1983 - 7/12/1983 The Cradle Will Rock (1983)

5/11/1983 - 6/5/1983 Out of the Night (1983)

5/27/1982 - 6/13/1982 The Freak (1982)

3/24/1982 - 4/25/1982 Catholic School Girls (1982)

News

Photos: Go Inside STUPID F*CKING BIRD Opening Night Gala at MCS Theatre Photo

Photos: Go Inside STUPID F*CKING BIRD Opening Night Gala at MCS Theatre
by Blair Ingenthron - Sep 17, 2023

Theatre4thePeople's production of Stupid F*cking Bird by playwright Aaron Posner opened to a sold-out house on Sept. 15th at MCS Theatre. Check out photos from the gala here!

Amber Tamblyn and Shawn Hatosy to Star in REASONS TO BE PRETTY at the Geffen; Cast Announced!
by BWW News Desk - Jun 27, 2014

Nick Gehlfuss (Shameless, The Newsroom), Shawn Hatosy (Southland, Reckless), Amber Tamblyn (Joan of Arcadia, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants) and Alicia Witt (Justified, 88 Minutes) are cast in the Geffen Playhouse production of Reasons to Be Pretty, nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play (2009). Helmed by Geffen Playhouse Artistic Director Randall Arney, Reasons to Be Pretty will be performed in the Gil Cates Theater July 29 to August 31 with an opening night of August 6.

Obie Winning FOOL FOR LOVE Runs at New Village Arts Through October 26
by Robert Diamond - Oct 9, 2008

Fool for Love will run at the New Village Theatre in San Francisco, featuring Joshua Everett Johnson*, Kristianne Kurner*, Jack Missett* and Greg Wittman and directed by Dana Case.

Martin Henderson to Join Lewis in London Fool for Love
by BWW News Desk - May 5, 2006

Martin Henderson has been cast opposite Juliette Lewis in the upcoming London revival of Sam Shepard's Fool for Love, opening June 13th

Posner Directs London Fool for Love with Lewis; Opens 6/13
by BWW News Desk - Apr 19, 2006

Lindsay Posner has been announced as the director of the upcoming West End revival of Fool for Love, starring Juliette Lewis, and opening on June 13th

Juliette Lewis to Star in West End Fool for Love This Summer
by BWW News Desk - Apr 17, 2006

Juliette Lewis will star in a production of Sam Shepard's Fool for Love in the West End this summer.

Forbidden Broadway Moves to the 47th Street Theatre on June 20
by BWW News Desk - Apr 11, 2005

The show will vacate the soon-to-be-demolished Douglas Fairbanks Theatre on May 29, and move to its new home at The 47th Street Theatre on June 20.

Sam Shepard's Fool For Love, directed by Ed Harris at Roundabout
by BWW News Desk - Oct 1, 2004

Douglas Fairbanks Theatre Frequently Asked Questions

What show is currently in Douglas Fairbanks Theatre?

Douglas Fairbanks Theatre's current show is Forbidden Broadway SVU: Special Victims Unit which began performances on 12/16/2004.

How many seats does Douglas Fairbanks Theatre have?

Douglas Fairbanks Theatre has 286 seats.

What were the longest running shows at Douglas Fairbanks Theatre?

Nunsense which ran from 12/12/1985 to 10/16/1994, When Pigs Fly which ran from 8/14/1996 to 8/15/1998, Fool for Love which ran from 11/27/1983 to 9/29/1985, Forbidden Broadway SVU: Special Victims Unit which ran from 12/16/2004 to 3/27/2006 and

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Shows at the Douglas Fairbanks Theatre
DATES			PRODUCTION
12/16/2004	-	5/29/2005	Forbidden Broadway SVU: Special Victims Unit (2004)
7/5/2004	-	9/15/2004	Forbidden Broadway Summer Shock! (2004)
8/2/2001	-	8/21/2001	Mr. President (2001)
5/10/2001	-		Forbidden Broadway 20th Anniversary Celebration (2001)
3/7/2001	-	4/1/2001	If It Was Easy (2001)
12/6/2000	-		Forbidden Broadway 2001: A Spoof Odyssey (2000)
10/10/2000	-	12/31/2000	Tallulah Hallelujah! (2000)
3/1/2000	-	4/16/2000	The Big Bang (2000)
3/1/2000	-	4/16/2000	The Big Bang (2000)
11/21/1999	-	12/19/1999	Last Train to Nibroc (1999)
7/15/1999	-	10/10/1999	Summer 69 (1999)
6/15/1999	-	10/10/1999	Summer of 69 (1999)
9/29/1996	-	9/29/1996	Thoroughly Modern Millie (1996)
8/14/1996	-	8/15/1998	When Pigs Fly (1996)
8/14/1996	-	8/14/1996	When Pigs Fly (1996)
4/16/1996	-	7/13/1996	Papa (1996)
4/14/1995	-	3/24/1996	Party (1995)
10/21/1994	-	10/21/1994	Nunsense 2: The Sequel (1994)
10/12/1994	-	11/13/1994	Nunsense 2: The Sequel (1994)
9/8/1986	-	10/16/1994	Nunsense (1985)
2/12/1986	-	3/9/1986	Halala! (1986)
1/7/1986	-	1/7/1986	Be Happy for Me (1986)
10/27/1985	-	11/17/1985	Tatterdemalion (1985)
10/27/1985	-	11/17/1985	Tatterdemalion (1985)
11/27/1983	-	9/29/1985	Fool for Love (1983)
9/28/1983	-	11/6/1983	Big Maggie (1983)
7/12/1983	-	7/12/1983	The Cradle Will Rock (1983)
5/11/1983	-	6/5/1983	Out of the Night (1983)
5/27/1982	-	6/13/1982	The Freak (1982)
3/24/1982	-	4/25/1982	Catholic School Girls (1982)

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